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Carl Olsen, a program coordinator for Colorado State University's Women and Gender Advocacy Center, and Jake Aglietti, a senior at CSU studying communication and ethnic studies, co-hosts a new podcast about masculinity titled "Do You Even Lift, Bro? Men Exercising Social Justice." They record the podcast in the student radio station, KCSU's, studio, which supplies them with the recording equipment. The podcast was binge-released Feb. 1 on iTunes, SoundCloud and kcsufm.com. (Randi Mattox | Collegian)

Fort Collins police chief hosting radio show on policing in community

Dorina Vida June 27, 2019

Fort Collins' police chief got down with the community and took over the radio waves. Chief Jeff Swoboda premiered a radio show called “Chief Chat” on Tuesday, June 25, airing at 6:30 p.m. on 88.9...

People stand in front of an alley in the city of Fort Collins, where 240 alleys will be regraded this summer. (Nathan Tran | Collegian)

Fort Collins alleys to be regraded this summer

Laura Studley June 19, 2019

Fort Collins is regrading a total of 240 alleyways this summer — liter-alley. The process began in May and is expected to continue until the end of the summer, with a second round of regrading set to...

The human trafficking demand reduction operation that arrested eight people was conducted on a portion of I-25 near Fort Collins. (Jack Starkebaum | Collegian)

Eight arrested in I-25 human trafficking investigation

Laura Studley June 14, 2019

Eight people were arrested and cited in a human trafficking demand reduction operation along Interstate Highway 25 June 7 by the Larimer County Sheriff's Office Investigations Division, according to a...

Poudre Fire Authority evacuates CSU Biology building for hazardous materials situation on Aug. 15, 2018. (Poudre Fire Authority)

Person, dog killed in fatal Fort Collins structure fire

Samantha Ye May 7, 2019

Upon responding to a structure fire on Monday evening, Poudre Fire Authority found one deceased person and one deceased dog inside the reported residence. They were the only occupants in the house during...

Hughes Stadium remains unused after its last game in 2016. (Jenn Yingling | Collegian)

City, residents respond to ongoing Hughes Stadium redevelopment project

Dorina Vida April 29, 2019

Hughes Stadium and the land surrounding it is up for redevelopment by the City of Fort Collins after Colorado State University sold it to a developer, but the development process is still ongoing.  CSU...

Lines of traffic move along I-25 as seen from the Harmony Road overpass outside of Fort Collins. (Jack Starkebaum | Collegian)

FCPS, advocates see ‘more trafficking than we know’ in northern Colorado

Ravyn Cullor April 22, 2019

Nota del Editor: El Collegian ha creado una sección para los lectores que hablan español. En esta sección podrá encontrar artículos en español tanto en línea como impresos. Para ir a la versión...

City Council adopts updated Fort Collins City Plan with caveats

City Council adopts updated Fort Collins City Plan with caveats

Samantha Ye April 16, 2019

It took over a year of planning, but City Council has finally adopted (most of) an updated City Plan, the comprehensive set of guidelines for the Fort Collins’ future. In a unanimous vote, Council...

Fort Collins (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Updated City Plan details vision for future Fort Collins

Julia Trowbridge April 16, 2019
The plan, which guides the growth of Fort Collins over the next 10 to 20 years, outlines how residents want to see Fort Collins.
A field of solar panels located at the Foothills campus. The solar panels provide some solar electricity to power Colorado State University. (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

CSU alumnus contributes to green energy with solar company Renewablue

Corbin Reiter April 15, 2019

Colorado State University alumnus James Mitchell began his quest to add solar energy into Northern Colorado by founding Renewablue, a solar consultation company that helps residents in Fort Collins find...

Cappuccino inside Proper Grounds Coffee in Lafayette, Colorado. (Brooke Buchan | Collegian)

Fort Collins Police uses community events to connect with Fort Collins

Ravyn Cullor April 15, 2019

Turns out, cops are people too. Fort Collins Police Services has been running events like Coffee with a Cop for years in an attempt to bring the community and the law enforcement officers who serve them...

Kristi Hess and Brian Klemnz, volunteers with Project Homeless Connect, hand out food at the annual event. Project Homeless Connect is an annual event that provides individuals and families currently experiencing homelessness or at risk with access to services such as housing and employment support as well as basic medical exams. (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Project Homeless Connect provides health, resources to those in need

Meagan Stackpool April 14, 2019

The spirit of giving came to Fort Collins Friday with the Project Homeless Connect event.  Project Homeless Connect is an annual event nationwide serving as a proverbial one-stop shop for members of...

A police cruiser is stopped next to a Transfort bus that was involved in a collision on Plum St. Tuesday April 9, 2019. (AJ Frankson | Collegian)

Transfort bus, vehicle accident temporarily closes Eastbound Plum onto campus

Laura Studley April 9, 2019

UPDATE 10:22 a.m.: Fort Collins Police Services has announced the intersection at Plum and Shields is now open completely. A traffic accident involving two vehicles and a Transfort bus at the intersection...

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